Chanced upon an improvement in my running technique today. A little more of a forward lean than I've been doing makes for a noticeable jump in speed and efficiency at the same time. Actually ran close to my aerobic capacity tonight for 2.0 miles in 17:48 per GPS. Just earlier this week I was 1 minute slower with fresher legs. I'll remember this.
Jason avoids the cookies and hits the gym.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Song of the Day
Had an excellent workout tonight. This song got my psyched up. I'm a big geek for this band.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Next Up
After farting around for a month, I finally signed up for the Warrior Dash in KC on May 5th.
There are only 390 spots left, all in the 3:30 PM heat. Better hurry if you want to join me! Race distance is "3.11 hellish miles" and includes 12 obstacles, including a hurdle over a small fire near the finish. I'm very much looking forward to it. Registration includes a free viking helmet. They encourage costumes but that sounds like work.
In the meantime there are nearly 9 weeks of training to be done. Weight is 214 lbs and if I'm able to maintain the ~2 lb/week loss that I had before the last event, that'll mean getting below 200 lbs for the first time since 1999. So that's the goal--to see 199.9 lbs on the scale. Not really a point in setting a very specific performance goal, since there's no way to predict how long the course will take, but I'd love to place in the top 1/3rd of the field. We'll see.
The challenge at this point is restarting strength training while maintaining aerobic work. My running form also needs improvement. I can't seem to settle a pace that's fast and is challenging aerobically. My form just gets too sloppy and muscles are sore for 2 days (fortunately my joints & shins are fine). This is when running 9-1/2 minute miles. To keep up aerobic capacity I've been interval training on the Precor AMT. Adding training is going to be hard. Work continues to be very busy. I'll also have to improvise for nearly 2 weeks in April when working in Florida. I envision running on the beach while trying not to think of Baywatch.
There are only 390 spots left, all in the 3:30 PM heat. Better hurry if you want to join me! Race distance is "3.11 hellish miles" and includes 12 obstacles, including a hurdle over a small fire near the finish. I'm very much looking forward to it. Registration includes a free viking helmet. They encourage costumes but that sounds like work.
In the meantime there are nearly 9 weeks of training to be done. Weight is 214 lbs and if I'm able to maintain the ~2 lb/week loss that I had before the last event, that'll mean getting below 200 lbs for the first time since 1999. So that's the goal--to see 199.9 lbs on the scale. Not really a point in setting a very specific performance goal, since there's no way to predict how long the course will take, but I'd love to place in the top 1/3rd of the field. We'll see.
The challenge at this point is restarting strength training while maintaining aerobic work. My running form also needs improvement. I can't seem to settle a pace that's fast and is challenging aerobically. My form just gets too sloppy and muscles are sore for 2 days (fortunately my joints & shins are fine). This is when running 9-1/2 minute miles. To keep up aerobic capacity I've been interval training on the Precor AMT. Adding training is going to be hard. Work continues to be very busy. I'll also have to improvise for nearly 2 weeks in April when working in Florida. I envision running on the beach while trying not to think of Baywatch.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Not Dead Yet!
The theme of today's blog post: Not Dead Yet.
I've been caught slacking. Well sorta. I haven't gained weight but I haven't lost any either. What's more important is the lack of progress towards becoming the real me. My goal by the end of the weekend is to find another event to train for.
I've been caught slacking. Well sorta. I haven't gained weight but I haven't lost any either. What's more important is the lack of progress towards becoming the real me. My goal by the end of the weekend is to find another event to train for.
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